Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/cinki

This Proto-Dravidian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Dravidian

Alternative forms

*ciñci (South Dravidian)

Etymology

A wanderwort, compare Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kjaŋ (“ginger”), (q.v. for more); Proto-Vietic *s-gəːŋ ~ s-kəːŋ (“ginger”) (> Vietnamese gừng / gầng); Proto-Tai *χiːŋᴬ (“ginger”) (> Thai ขิง (kǐng),Lao ຂີງ (khīng), Shan ၶိင် (khǐng)).

Noun

*cinki

(South Dravidian) ginger

Derived terms

*cinki-wēr (literally “ginger-root”)

Descendants

Malayalam: ഇഞ്ചി (iñci)
Tamil: இஞ்சி (iñci)
Kodava: ಇಂಜೆ
→ Sanskrit: शुण्ठी (śuṇṭhī)
- → Kannada: ಶುಂಠಿ (śuṇṭhi)
- → Telugu: శుంఠి (śuṇṭhi), శొంఠి (śoṇṭhi), సొంటి (soṇṭi)
- → Tulu: ಶುಂಠಿ (śuṇṭhi)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 5.
Witzel, Michael (2009), “The linguistic history of some Indian domestic plants”, in Journal of BioSciences, volume 34, issue 6, Indian Academy of Sciences, page 23

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